• TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The definition Democrats just voted for effectively equates Judaism with political Zionism.

    If you have a shred of hope that we can turn the ship on the ongoing Israeli genocide, you should be 100% against this bill.

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      The definition Democrats just voted for effectively equates Judaism with political Zionism.

      Where are you seeing that? This is what I see:

      On 26 May 2016, the Plenary in Bucharest decided to:

      “Adopt the following non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism :”

      “Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.”

      source

      Where are you seeing Zionism or Israel mentioned or protected?

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          Also, “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.”

          Whether you think it’s accurate or not, that’s not antisemitic. The reference isn’t because they’re Jewish. It’s because it’s the most salient example of genocide that we have.

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          Thank you for replying. I replied in your linked thread so you wouldn’t have to have two discussion on the same topic.

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        It’s in the part “Accompanying the IHRA Definition are 11 examples that “may serve as illustrations”.

        This is probably the major one people would have issue with because you could get convicted of antisemitism for just speaking the truth.

        Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.